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man au_\mg .~ V-think he can b Aubrey shot, fas though m 1' greed \viI.h hi.~ v a rmon. Mrs. N. L. (,`l|unll-r and DH lvr arr vl.~`Hinu, l'rl-ntlt`. In Pm Jay. W (Emmi-ll ul Hl`l(lm'|)lll",`. .`:I :l.WIl_V HI lH`l' IHIIII" un nuuuu hug. '1-"lnwml -uvrvim-:; ul uhurvh he-rv and burlul ul m:n1ulvx'y on 1`1m'd:\_v :II'l:-1'nn( many frh-n(lx` 1-xlc-mi Int-Ir sy1xu>:nl,|1y 1 .ha- In-1':-av:-(I. Mr,-; l.:m(l-rkln hm; lmn AVlI'.`;. l.AillIlll'|r\ll with hl'l' moth:-r. ht-r fulul 'llnv`.-L Ilh-cl 1. that you wvrc serious, modify what I said a ago. M:1dnIn5- Ronttm] was 2| ugu. Mudume Renwul was 2| woman with considerable penetrutlve p0WL-1'5 und "she was not slow to see that the inci- dent might. easily mean that `Eireen would leave her. No woman could stay in the employment of smother and keep her self-respect after such an episode unless it were clear that she and Aubrey` had been to a cer- tain extent serious. And Madame Rentoul had no wish tn lose the set`- vices of Eireen ~Hm'ton, whose cr-.-:-i- tions were the mainspring of her buss- ines's. She was quite willing to szu:ri- fice Aubrey from the altar uf mane- tury gain. She accordingly him from her presem.-e with order:. it: "think it over" and see her zuguin. |She felt she had said enough to make her no.-phew'.s' mind work in the right ' direction. Auk:-nu nn-nin cnnnho Din-nun uvhluh ill, ll`.'l llUllll' Ill !`|lll.`:L`.ll|. '|`h- Unilt-(1 ('hllX`(`h Willa` <-l<>.'.<-(I on Sun(lu,,y mving Lu l.h'.- :un1ivu-r:.':u'y Hm`- vicm ut Dalston. u- nun-u .\/Tr unll R17:-L Vl('('\ UL llulhlilll. Wm-ktmtl vi:~:iLm'.<. Wl`l'(! Mr. and Mrs. Wright, and (zhildrvn ml" 'I`nmnt.n, with Mrs. John 'Emm.s: Mr. and Mrs. (mu- 1. ` ..r D:,.h.n:..ul [Jill unhh I Pd \lI;H LVIH5. JUIIH lnllllllh. AVII. illlll Ivuh. kl|Z|' hum of Ritzhnmml I-[H1 with J. N. Will. mg. 'I`h<-, nnnuul mpurt of the Industrial 1)v,vulopnu-nt Board of Mzmitubu fur the twelve: months ending April 30. `shows 51 new ix11lu.s`t,rics t:'sL2Ll)li.5l1u(l In the pmvim.-4:, 26 plants vxxlam-,vd and 28 added n4-w limzs. Ul|'L'L'llUlI. Aubrey again sought Eireen, whom he found to be more compo.`:(-d than when he had left her. He gave hr.-1' but. a fmv details of what. his aunt hz1d said to him, for. if he reaiiy (le- (sided to suggest, mari'izigc- to hm` In- would\ at least. havo credit in her r~_ve.< of having` done it voluntxirily and not under compunction. The old lady's in no end or a st, he said with a liLtle- of the - breeziness which had dc-sre1'ted him during the mist hour. W:A11 T'vn nnitn dnnidnd whm T`m -Pngo Four UlH'Hl"D lHl' Llhl HUHI. I Well. I've quite docidnd what. I'm going to do," said Eiroc-n, "I'm going, to leave." our. mp .-u...c.m n lrnrrur. nr mnw nu, I [U lt`llVL`. She was playing a game of bluff (`ll- couraged by the fact that .~:h(- had overheard Madame Rentoul lelllng Aubrey to marry Vvrity Lmw in order to kpep lwr in the businc-~45. If this could be done for Verity Lane. wh); not for Eireen Horton. for. since V01`- iLy's exlram'dinm'_v `cl-lsx11)pc:z1rn1m*. Ei- reml had again taken her place as Ll`.-* i pillar of the R:-nloul shcp. H4`-1' lun- pomry eclilxsc had end-:=d when the-`, Mannequin Expx`<*;ss"----:\.=:a m~w.:pnp- ' ex` -:l-L-scrilmd il~hud `mc:l~.=.=(l C;`l:\sg\.\\x Yes. I'm going to l{nw:." $119 13- pemod. It. will be l)u1l-zrr for mu. Aubrey d-ear. It will never (in fur me I in -nn-unln " ` IUD. L All d-en: to remain Ac uhn -u IA} ICIIILEIII As she spoke she mmmgr-d ` vey through her cyrs :1 spirit < sacrifice which `me was far fro hug within. Ycu s:-.4-. I thought. yuu on nu- " uh 1-nnvinnrrl "nr 1 chnn xuu .`,K`-('. J vllullglll` me." $119 continucd. "or er have allmved nxysalf thing`~noL that mm'- bad in it." 'r`\\.\1v u. ... \ ;........1;...-. o, uu.` hgun. .~:\vitcho(' suffusred 1 and gave 1 at. other L` Qlu. A6.-4 IIL UKIICI hill She didn't Aubrey. "T rlHv\'I I1 L ll`.1H lw l-Llllllk _V he said prcst.-m1_\'. my sake." Ffiv-non hirl nu.-. 4. H1) bums. Ei!'9tl\ hid the u.~;1onishnmx11 his renmrk cu.u.~:vd her nnd (`1.- gluncc duwnwurd-s in an ulmusl lnri :1 n In H nnl-r uLr-uu _\ -Ju Illl` dear?" she asked. Aubrey gave 11 1 vhild might (in \\'hc1 iniuu BABIES KJS lJU|H'D(' A u`J"uKAl tho dear" was an ufm th-.-n .~.on1cho\v he felt arms without. exactly .3... mo nun-u alum wn.uuun- L-\LI\|A_v ............, she got there. Meanwhile another visitor had ur- rlved at the Remoul vszablislunent` in re.~:punsc to a message from the cos- vnmnwn hc-rsoilf It. Was `.1 man m 11 NEWTON Romnsbn _....-.L..... ..r n..nn.. 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A timed 3-minute test 9` the new Rogers "Superket" amazed even radio experts. You are invited to make a similar test at anypcgers dealer`: store. Note particulady these Four points: other new 1932 Rogers Radios just placed on sale are the Tuned-Radit Frequency Mankel Model at $74 and Lowboy at $94. See them today. Rogers-Majestic Corpoldtion Limited CHATTER XV - . n_,- G. G. SMITH & C0. Col`? Collier & Bayfield Sts. -`nut-xnvrw 1-st` I-|Al\I\vIw ofq 5.5. L Number of stations received. How "sharp" each program Freedom From interference of one station with another. Quality of the tone . . . a weakness in some receivers employing superheterodync circuits. u g;_As%1N%%sT6%MAcH u-`um-an. . w-um I\lIl I"1 l7JI{'i" S'% % Thursday. September 1'1, 1931 - It_Taks Less (Dr. William:-')-I ' Sold and Roconnoulod I] BROWN&:C0. z`. IJVI-.'l."l'I.':IMEN'l' _.__ ..__.___ "BARiuE __j_._..__.._, by ED KRESSY Th; V Illl HPRHL. lllllll autu- min of nu-id Indiges- ing. Yuur stmnnch ulkulhu.-. Fox" safe, livt lukc u little B1- puw(lH' ur tublelsz. 1!. [hr gas, m-ut.rull'/.93 puin and kn-cps me I strung and diges- (luixw, this vvury ddy mu:~.l, (10 mt same rvlundv-d by re.-llwble .(l uvc-r. 259 (l.nxxgm'm1s gas n-url fnm|,<()llr- |Try It In! nu nanny. urn `.1 Hung. 1 uuun 1 be quite himself." 01. :1 glancv -.11 K-:nned_v ) him In him than hc :1- ~ aum`s suggestion. ` BY KENNAW`/KY JAMES movlng. Well, for that matter, I don't sup- pose I could turn out a big strong fel- low like you," said Aubrey. N01- should I go to the troubie 0'." trying. There are always the pnlice you know." "r\l\ dnnw bulb v-nt " cnid- I(nnnadv uu5\.uu,: I.v u.u-nu. ..\.u.. I So saying Madame Rentoul. without I speaking to Kennedy, left the room with as much dignity as she could muster. Qn IIl\Il'I') Ion mnh tho in`h nf nut.- 38V? Lnree rmgs 101' _y'-U1]. "WhaL-whu.t do _,'uu me1m~-'uehnv- mg strangely?" asked Aubrey. f He's saying sunw extramdixmry things about puor Va-1-Hy. and you Jmow how any I'f`ft*l`t`1)Ct7 to ihab sub- "j6cl. pains me, don'L you. Aubrey?" f ".Whllst they WW1` -peaking, Ken- .nedy was regnra-ing Aubr=_v ahrough whimsical uye.~:. Aubrey avoided his glance thmulh he .vu.s fully v'.'UI1S('i0l]h' n! I! or CHLICKEI"-Du]. nere: No, I don1t.,[' said Aubrey. I sup- pose you thlnk I'm not, able to xurn you out?" o If vnn'rn in snw dnuht nhnut. it you ouu" If you're in any doubt about. it yourself you can soon settle it by trying," replied Kennedy without moving. Wall fnr that. matter I dnn'l. mn- Know." "Oh. don't talk rm." said` Kennedy sharply. `'1! when `I suspect. is true, you yourselves don't want any more to do with the police than is neces- sary. In any case I've not so far ex- pressed any intention of staying here. ,-:n `I don't. nnirp know what. vnn'1'e| PTCSSIBII` any lllllfllllull UI btuyxug HEIC. so I don't, quite know what you're worrying about. I came to see Mad- mm: Rentoul but. she has not` listen- nrl on bun T :-hull nn rlnnht houn Ohn illt` nenluul Uul. MIC nu. HUL ll.`LClI` ed to me. I shall no doubt have the pleasure of meeting her again." -In which case we'll call the in- terviow at, an end." said Aubrey. "Certainly. in :1 minute or two. answered Kennedy. But. before I go I should like to ask you a. question. Where is Miss Verlty Lune?" Aubrey started at the question. "Why do you ask me such xx thing?" he asked lndignantly. "You know as much about lt. as I do--posslbly more. She wus found dead in the river. pro- 'bubly killed by some disappointed` lov- er of hers. What more is there to say?" 'T'hm~n'll hp nnltn 11 lm tn cnv hp- "1 W111 lt'uVC yuu LU M51: premises." continued -M: toul. "I find it. too dh together to remain here." 0. ......I...... xlnan-ma Dan ' IIIUSLET. So you're left. with the job of put- ting me off these illustrious premis- es?" said Kennedy when the co.st.um- here had gone. Do you act as 3 sort or chucker-out here?" Mn 1' Ann ! " qalrl Anhrpv I Slin- "'I'he1-0'11 be quite xx lot to say be- Ifore this xnnt.ter's cleared up." said Kennedy. "Now, tell me, Blade, be- tween man and man do you homnstly believe Miss Verity Lane to be dead? Letv'.< b9 frank with each other. "Good heavens. mun. haven't` I told `you that. I know no more than you. exclaimed Aubrey impatiently. vr,.....-.:.. ....A..u `.1- __..._ -....-:..n_. 1:. any r I ............-. ......u._, .....a Kennedy eyed` his-man carefully. Hr: found it. difficult. to judge it he were telling the truth or not` If there had been any machinations against, the girl it, was highly probable that Aub- rey Blade would know of it. yet his manner was a.pparent.ly qulte sincere. The whole affair seemed to be grow- ing more baffling`. Anvhnw lv`< Ohn .-u-Hnurnczd innnnu . ..w.\...v._y tug HIUIC Ullllll. Anyhow, it's the adjourned inquest. tmnon-ow." added Aubrey. "and 11' there's :1 straight. verdict of murder then that should be good enough for you." \/nrv wail u.'n`H Ynavn r on Hun " V... - ._.... .. . A Sentimental Occasion Aubrey Blade had not seerl Eireen when she had left Madame Rentoulz ; room and he little thought whom ne was about to encounter when he obey- ed his aunt.'.s summons. His first im- pulse, when he saw Kennedy Betts sitting` there, was IU turn back, but Madame Rentoul \Nas L00 quick for him. "(Enmn in Anln'm.' " ::h- said` "There you. very well. we`ll leave it. at. that," said` Kennedy. "I'll take it that at present you are as mystified as I am." Quin: rhrhr " enid Anhrnu lnr-nn- u- ovwlu-9 0-0 HI-A oevvoh HIV-lP5|"V`-"~ No end of 9. fuss this afternoon. Eireen. he said when he had seated himself and lighted :1 cigarette with trembling fingers. "That chap, Ken- nedy Betts, has been here trying to do a bit. of Nosey (Parker work. Upset Aunt no end. I had to deal with him again. like I had to in Glasgow." Yes. I saw him come." said Eireen. He's 11 nice looking man, isn't he? I should imagine him to be fairly ath- letic. as well. Pooh!" said Aubrey. Well. go on, Hercules. mid tell me about it," drawled Eireen ad]u.ating the folds oi some fabric on 11 lay fig- ure. What did he come i'or'."' Couldn't tell you." replied Aubrey. He just seemed to come, but the ex- traordinary part. of it. is that he says` Verity LXlllC':1 alive." Eireen started. "How on earth does he know tlizu?" she -.-xclaimed imroluntnrlly. A surprised look crossed Aubrey Blade's face. Why. Eireen. is it. trite?" he asked eagerly. But, Eireen had composed liei'st~lt'. "Don't be funny. Aubrey." .s'h~ raicl. "How can she be alive when her body : was found stabbed, in the river`) And your aunt identified it." Yes. A1illf:\ldBlliiflL`d it. all right." 'agrt:ed Aubrey, "but that Johnnie- seenied to huvt- got rcniething all his mind about her being alive. I wonder wlmt`. behind it`.-' ~ --I u'1\nrInv- " MA 1:\a..mt.. |\I|l \t\|Ilr`\ 3 licnlly. A m :u;uu_y. A lime later Kennedy 1efL the fam- ous Bond Street prvmlses whilst. Aub- rey went. to seek -Eireen Horton, whom he found in her little designing-room. n-kn. .-...A at .. 1...... u..1.. ..n..___,.-.. Wlllll -- UVHHIU ll. ` "I wonder," said Elreen. but. though ` her remark summed dislxlterested. there was much occupying Lhc mind of El- rc:>n Horton. Perhaps the disappear- ance of Verlly was a bigger mystery to her than to anyone else, for sll-9 had seen the body in the mortuary and was sure that ll was not Verlty. 'I`here was no doubt about lt that some other beuutlful girl had met a das- lRFd1.V dlh. and had been d'rus.~:ed in Vt-rlty'.~' clothes. But who could 1l8.\'c lent. then1so;~lves to such 21 proceeding`? Surely not Madame Rentoul. Yet the coslllxxllero hud wilfully made a wrong ldenlltlcatlon. Av ri.~.~: INN"... \....a 1 ..... ..u.... .. Lucnul Icunun. 1 At. first. Elreen had been glud to` hear that. Verity vvas nut of her way. ` and that Aubrey would not be ublv to ffulm his aunt's command to nmrry the pretty manm.-quin. But now. Ei- reen was in fear that thv girl might turn uu ax unv nmmem h was ;n xu up m an) muluclu. u was. no any the lcmst of IL. disquieting. At times shr- felt like telling Aubrv:)' [Blade the whole story, but. although she was wishfu! of marrying him. she was far from admiring his mu- Iion. wmlst. more Was even the possi- bility of his knowing more about. the disxppeamxxcce of Verity Laue than he cared to tell. "V.\n A4-\n'o ..;.un nun... Inn. uucu |U LCM. "Yuu don`: s.een1 very xmeresled." c0Imnc'nted Aubrey presently. "What an uucxcltable young` bird you are. What?" I Auk:-nu um: .~...n.;/I in n 1-)ru.; nun, 1 wuuw Aubrey was seated in a large arm- chair and Eireen a`ud'.ienLv L`l`C:'5td the room and perched herself on onv at its broad arms. Hnw Hill. unn nnrhn-unnd nu: How um. you understand me. Aubrey," she mid! "I am nearly um 0! my mind about it all. on. nae dreadful. Anknuur lnnb '.u.- ......~....I.. r.._.... ha.- IL` Ul'UilU Klrnl. ` I mm. " me in, Aubrey." she said`. 15 a man here nwxned Kennedy Betts who says he kn<.w.s' you. Is he right in saying that?" Aubrey gave Kennedy (l cur-L md and advanced into the rcmn. --mum. rich! nun! " said Anbrev, I un.-auxux. Aubrey look in-ls monocle from his eye and looked up at her humorously. Yuu were so auached to Im- I weren't you. Elreen?" he said. I An nnarv Innlr nrniend Ji`.lr9nn'_~ lung I WU|'|| l yuu. liH`\`l1f H8 SJIG. I An angry look cro.~;sed -Eh'een`s tace. buL she was careful that Aubrey shouldum see 1:. nl noun-in Y can" has nah! Aunt! I will leave you to : -pmicnc" r-nntinnpd - thrill you XML` uh In-y.suntu as 1 11111. ' Quite right," said Aubreyl.1acon- nllv. IULIIGU 1: WC N "01 course. 1` vm." tho Hid. "And M51.` uuu uu LIIC -Madame Ren- distressing al- xrn " I 10! mt I nand em. [I was. `.0 ` wmu I'll nginc fuul. de.s'm_~ Way to 5311 81 la In\uv lll (hall Was I: f'\|.lUl {5} `she Hit. It) (.`H[L`l` than his uunths her desk. uv|\(.\nu Ll} though! und slu- mm any Aubrey suw [mu hv could 5 out of her. and presently in FOOIYI. lorgneue Aubrey Knew his aunt N011 uh n non! ` how could anyone help being upset. by I ` the murder of such a pretty girl? Why do you make that remark in such a way?" ` Aubrey laughed. Did I make it, in any particular way?" he asked biandly. Sorry if I did, fair one. Of course, you loved little Verity only you were always too busy to show it. That's the worst of working for such a tyrant as my aunt. She leaves you no chance of being nice to her pretty mannequins. I've often had. to complain about ii. my- !self. Cruxnp's one's style. Wlmt?" ......x__N. pl-\ .... .. ...\....1, 4.. vnvu. vnu Any .1 vIA\. .1 uu_yI\.. .. Aubrey. how can you speak in that way when we are on such 1: sad subject. Somctinms I think you ure a sarcastic and callous. man. Then. at others . " "\/no rinnrhz uyhul uhnnl `. hp :11 h- others "Yes, denrie, what about `.110 oth- ers?" asked` Aubrey. You find ihul I'm really the kindest. and Inost dz)- cllc thing that ~`V(-I` wore zapnts?" Aubrey luoked up again ut. Eh-ecu. this time to receive 9. shock. for he saw tears in `Eire.-en's eyes. Not fur him was it to know with what ami- culty they had been .=.q11vL-'/.vd- om. "Great Scotland Yard, Elreon." lu- exclahned. Wh:1tuvm"s the n1u.t,tvx".*" 1' ..num...- IN:-nnn Innn :1 ha IJIQ aavnuceu mu) nu: FLUIH. "Quite rkgm, aunt." said Aubrey. I know him all rigm. 1 met. him in Glasgow." "nh won hm; m-5-sunning unon vour excmnneu. "W1HuL'Vtf1'.\ llll' muurn: In answer Eiroen nmdc :1 11-.1:;ty fumbling for her hund'kerclnz>f und applied; it to her eyes. How can you ask?" shv cried. Oh. Aubrey. why do you play with my feelings so. You know~ynu know that I can t help loving you. Aubrey Aubrey be nice to me, oh, pteuse." As she spokv she sunnnoncd more tears and presently to Aubrey's utter consternation, she slid from the arm of the chair on to his knee. "Oh. I say, `Look lwre," he stunn- mered. but it. was too lulu. for :11. ahul. moment the door of the designing-, room opened: and Mudulnc Rentonl appeared upon the threshold. 1`.im.m had heard hvr nmnimz and Eixeen had heard her coming and` had timed her awn action to u aim-l_v. CHNPTER XVI Aubrcy 'I`ake:-a His Medicine The look of ust,oni.'slnnenL with which Madzunc Rentoul at first rt`- gurded Aubrey and Eireon quickly passed away -md gave place to me- of anger. Aubrey regarded her in dis- may from behind Eireenis dninm_\'- gownedr form whilst Eireen hid her face in her hunch in well-feigned dis- Iran: Tt wn< nu IAnhrov dvscribod 1|.})[)9ilN3(l UDOH I110 IIITBSIIUIII. 1 I race In her nuntv m Well-Ielglleu uh- Lress. It. was. as `Aubrey described later. :1 deucedly tense situation. I Y'vn cnrrv on intrndp " snid Mudaune . inter. ueucemy 1031150 hlluiluull. I'm sorry to intrude." said Muduxne Rentoul presemly. but I didn't. --x- pect- to find this kind of thing going on in my moms. -Permit me to retire." vvhnrmmnn :hn withdrmv from {.119 ()1) 111 my ruuxun. 'r't.-ruuL HI`: Lu ltllltf. Whereupon she withdrew from me `room. pausing to address Aubrey. *`Pnrhnn< vnn will (`OYHP and sew mu XVUUHI. Filllhlllg LU 1L\AUl(`bb l'\Ll`Jl\I_V. Perhaps you will come and see me when you :ire-ex---disengaged. Aub- rey," she said. When she had gone Aubrey dis- engaged" himself with alacrity. He had at least seen the absurdity of at- temptlng this feat, in the presence or his aunt. --Tn nu. uuwziu nf Mu. r-lqcci:--; Hint`: his aunt. In the words of the classics. that's pub the lid on it." he said tu Eireen, who had turned her back to him and was gazing through the window. won- dering exactly how Aubrey would Lake it .I say it's put. the lid on it." he re- peated when Eireen failed` to reply. w11ereupqx1 she turned and raced him. uru. A..\....\.. .-um" Tun 1;-n cnrru " clu- V1I|Ll<;u1.au':A sun \.unnn\.\4 u: A. .. Oh, Aubrey, dear I'm so sorry," she said, but. I seemed to see u look in your eyes inviting me t.o---to do what I did. You-you do care, don't, you?" f\f nnnrcp T (in Ffirpnn " said Alib- 1 ma. Xou-_v0u C10 cure, uuu u yuu: Of course, I do. Eireen." said rey. "Surely you know that." Oh vnn dnrlinLr." cried Eireen and \.Jlb3U\V. Oh, well. huks presuming upon your acquaintance with him to behave very strangely." said Madame Reutoul. In fact. I was feeling quite nervous, so I three rings for ;mu." "Whnl.--whn! do .'.n1 n1(`11I1~-b8h(l.V- "slireiy Know IHEIL. "Oh, you darling." cried Eireen Aubrey suddenly discovered that. she was referring to herself and not (4) the incident of Madame RenLoui'.<. ap- peamnce. H dvlimteiv eluded Eireen as she I I He d'e11cme1_v came towards him. wr m-,#7 :li:|n'0 nnin. vnnnn mm. towards mm. "I--ex---I didn't. quite mean that. don't. you know," he stamntex-ed. I meant that I cared ubnut, the jolly old aunt. coming in. Yo11 know what. she is. I'm for lt. now. I don't know what will lmnpen to me." `Ah what about In-2? asked Elreen. Surely you aren't. just thlnl of yourself. Why. it may even mean that I shall lose my job. Oh. Aubrey. how perfectly dreadful that it. should have happened. :But you'll help me. I'm sure you'll help me." Heaven knows how." muttered Aubrey. I don't think it. wlll ;\fl'ec1. you very much. You're too clever. My aunt couldn't. do without you. Bu; lt'.s dlfferent. with me. She'll ma.k'e no end of :1 fuss with me for flirting in the sacred prexni.~'.es or Mndaxmr Ren- toul. If she cuts me off I'm done." --x:m..n.mI" ..n|\nnri 1'i`.irnnI\ "hn van t iWlaHt`|.1 uuu. angina f\|.lUlC_V LHU|ll`ul .hut '.h: she hud no vtiscusslon. get, nothing un- ` he nmde his where she lorgneuc in hand. enuugh `.0 know that when she used her larg- ucllc she meant business. Well. now whutfs all this di.sg.r1'ace- (0111. 1! SIM` Izuu HH: U1: 1 un uauc. "F`lirm1g!" echoed Eireeu. Do you xneun you are going to callit furthxg? Ah. Aubrey, how can you suddenly he- lcnnn:sn heurucss? I)onW,you seelxnu `M dmgrucesxno H your uunt upks H was merely a piece of vulgar flirta- tiun? A..h..-.. .u.-n...mri O.\ hlnxcnlf l"L UUH I Ijlllll,` nuuw WIIGL _y\I\| nlean. Eireen." he said. But. we can ltulk ubmxt. it afterwards. I must g~;. {and see the dragon wt. mac and 21-.- `what. her utnitudo is." Eireeu had seated henself 111 the chair which they had just vuculx.-d. !Her face was buried` in a cushion and she \vaL~: appmcntly sobbing. Go and see her man." she cr'm(i "()h. VVhk\l hzu'e you done? Whul haw you dam-'9" Aubrey regarded her in bluhk um- I :\ 'Is\nu~n9 lulu yuu ` ` Eireen I awism-cl I th. wu IUH.` Aubrey grounvd in himself. "I--I don't quite know what you neau. `ulk axbout ....: nu. v{\~nn-1*: ..o \I\nn ..n:l -~;.. CIIIUIH. "What have X dom3'." 11 dazed Imumer. "W mu mxylhmg. Do you xut.'you imagine it was mndo no reply. ism-(l (hut, Aubrey .... o|...o `.1. . I\\:\|vu HUD n' BUB X of It. '*what.'.s he been su_\"mg`."` he asked, nwkwamdly .scn-\ving his m0n in- to.his eye. "Wl\v mus :|('H1!\H\' S11!-Z1I(`S[il3E that us?" hv repealed "Why. I h;n.'cn'1 rou l!ll`l\I\ to say was my fm1lL'."' nly. Shv had just uhuuld Xm- h w h .. o r In . time shall , I meet you`; aunt. 'I'hut was fur the gnud of thu- busine:-zs. But. this terrible imwidunt. why it's too (h'(-:uH'u| to think about`. How long have you bum) q;uin_L; -m like Ihut. und with how many 01' my 0111- ur gh'1.~;';"' With nmw, Aunt. said Aubrey. and than \vu.<. thv first. thnv with Ei- rcvn, and (`V011 Ilwn I (: help it. She ('unv~ and mi. on the arm of ` my chair " "Rn mm nrn min:-' 14 hhnmn thv mun` . C . I " 1`lmt. was. quilm (liH'4:1'M1l.," snhl his CU _V\J|L ill!` y)\lll|f-', 1`) l.l|AlllIl' LlIl' })\IUl girl are ygu? . Mudunu: 'R-.-mmxl. I tlmught. you might have had enough xn'.1nlimA.k-;; nut. to bl:xm<- u wu- mzm for something which wns no doubt your own fault." Aubrey gave :1 sign of exz\..pemti()x1. My dear aunt." he said. What on ' earth is 11 man to do when he.-'5 put. in in position like Llmt. Iyx all right be- ing manly and \vhu.l-not, buL it doesn't, help a chap very much. does it?" 41.... ...u\. n n 1111... -.,.. ....:..... n.\ .31.`- 11:1 ...,4 .. -....,. ...._, VI\/Eb .. "I'm not. going to discuss that with you." replied hLs zu1nt.. It's 8. dis- graceful uffuix`. anyhow. Of course. you'll understand that. you can : not for me any lougmz Your connecuon with Mildilllltr R(-mm11's (`eases at up... To nvnuhl In. (MOTH:-aux! if nun and \VlbI| lVl'd.|.l2llllL' lVl'|Il\IllA .3 I ('d.\l.'D XXL once. It. would be d`iIY<-rem. if you and Eireon had bum in love--~but. ta bx` caught-" Anhrnv had` nnhwl nt thn thmuzhl of cu.ugin- Aubrey had` paied at the th0ughL of leaving his :umi.`s. (`S[l1b1iS!]i]1Cl)L, for he had no p21i'tic1iiui' way in which he I could earn :1 living, whilst his work for Mndzunc Renmu1- was easy and af- ter his own h-:*:u'i. "His troubic was that he know his aunt. was not blui- Iing. If she said a thing she nearly always meant. it. F`1ii't,iu,-1`. she/was :1 xnuriinet, who would su<:1`ifice zuiyLhing for the (liS(.'i])iiiic oi` her House. -All this flashed through Au`brey s mind. Then he saw u my of hope. I Al`? i... \..u ....o ,.,..'..| 53...; ..... n.. .\ ....s ,...-.. ... ...... .. ..., ...,,.... I haven't, yet said that we are not in love," he r<>n1:n'kt>d. his words {eel- lng like lend` upon his tongue, --/As a vnntlnr m` Tm-I T<`.irmm.--I munn--T-m \VL` lLlL' VVII each utlwr gard and 1 T'n1 nf gun: null null hllll Ul I'm afraid I don't. stand your lumwagc." lRcnmu1 coolly. If I WHEN nAsmc JUIBES FAIL TO now A day's work nished. But they are still fresh and Kright. r.. .u. .. I u Tlu-y will tell you that the way to kccp fresh x to keep your mouth rL-in-.-4hcd. The pure, cuul avor ul WRlGLEY S rL`fl`t`hCB the mouth as noth- ing else can. M Wumentulk :VEGETAll.E com-ouun` UIXKIII "So you mm g to H nrn vnn')" cnid M11 RYING ; . . sobbing . .. hush- ing. Nerves strung to the breaking puint.Whatastue(obcin! r`.\......._. l.....,l....|.- l.-....:.. .. DIICILIII5 yuuu. VV ucuuasunvnuuclu. Constant headache, bearing down pains, dizzy spells are rob- bing her of health and beauty. 1: ..s.- .......m l\r\Il1 -:.... I...u.. x.- D1115 nun ul uuuun -nu n.--.4.-._y. If she would only give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 3: chance to help her. 98 out ofevefy I 00 report benet. \Watch your own troubles yield to its tonic action. '1`-.. .. I-....|- .-I -JoL_.. cl.` I:....:J uuuuncn ya-u tu no uzuu. uvuuuo Try a bottle of cilher the liquid or the Convenient new tablets. Let it help you us it has helped so many thousands of suffering women. A 505.14.! Oren. u()l;1urn pn'.s\.uuu I.Iu.'|u. Baby's Own Tablets reduce fever, allay colic, prevent constipation, sweeten the stomach, and help to clear up colds. 25 cents a. package at any druggiss. BABY'S OWN TABLETS an- |u:u:-....n I76 lill'l. L`.4H(5L'll""`1 lllL`dll"*.l"" at you'd call :1 bit, fond of , so Lo speak. Sneaking re- lmt sort or thing." `aid quite under- lnntnmun" unit! Nlndnnmn I }_')UHL`_`, L1) lJ|llIl' L11! 9 `R-.-u ii11v.k`:; umcthing wn: ..` r....H " > blzunv the poor Indium: ..ho lunm I\:\tI l; qluw llIlu(.`I' " said Madame mu to take 11 `irn mmm xxnmmm |JlU\V. LL \V1l.`> \v-re \v:mHng -rity Imm~," lu- XVILVV I 1.1:` l\\JuuVu\aA1 A number of yuny ])('()pIt~ from here :lHL'ndl`d the Jmlmny, (')mn1):-l- ltlon tn, the C.N.E_ lust. W('(Il|(`.`4(hl_`/. Miss Unu Sn-rs wxu. . :::fuI In winning :1 pri-/.1-. 'l`hI- V:PS Look nurl, In llu- dl.-,- Jay. W. C()Ill1l'H ul Hmlygvl wvvk M the hnmv u!` l Cmmull. Mrs. Wm. Pulfurd. \' `;!l'uk." :1. mlmlp ml" ww- ..m..u nu In-r hnnw nn wmnmg prr/.0. l`hl.- Y:P.S. took purl. Ln. I,ri(`t. Youmz Pc0])l:"s picxllv ul. H1 Park lust S:1uIl'(l:1y. 'l`h4\ WMS nu-I ut lhv hm H1 t m`K HISL o:luIru'.ny. 'I`hv W.M.S. mt-I M hm Mrs. 'l`. Hurvt-,v lust `W1'(ll;(`.`l(||I_\' When